The Malian army rejects all responsibility in the mass grave of the circle of Niono
Malian army soldiers, July 2019 (illustrative image).
AFP/Souleymane Ag Anara
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On the images that have been circulating for a few days on social networks, we see about thirty men burned and piled up.
The allegations that the Malian armed forces were responsible for a massacre of civilian populations in the circle of Niono, constitutes Malian "
misinformation
", according to the press release from the general staff.
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This is how the general staff of the Malian armies qualifies the images of the mass grave circulating on social networks and which report a collective summary execution of the Malian armed forces, the Fama, on civilian populations in the Diabaly sector, on the night of March 1 to 2.
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The Malian general staff is totally at odds with these allegations, which are likely to discredit the Fama, who respect human rights and international humanitarian law.
The Malian armed forces cannot be responsible for such abjection and this information constitutes disinformation
”, continues the press release, before specifying that an investigation has however been opened.
Many witnesses contacted by RFI have reported arrests, executions and looting by the Malian army in the circle of Niono in recent weeks.
For its part, the Minusma expressed concern and declared the opening of investigations related to human rights.
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